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Aberdeenshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 27,938 road traffic collisions in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025, and 39,830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1,231 were fatal and 7,474 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 123 collisions, down 20% on 2024 (153), and casualties fell from 257 to 187.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
27,938
103rd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
39,830
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
1,231
4.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
123
Down 20% on 2024

Crash severity in Aberdeenshire

4.4% of collisions in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1,2314.4%
  • Serious7,47427%
  • Slight19,23369%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1,3703.4%
  • Serious9,88825%
  • Slight28,57272%

Aberdeenshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 958 in 1979. In 2025 there were 123, down 20% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 123
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025123187
2024153257
2023143230
2022143237
2021140190
2020118166
2019197287
2018239347
2017252346
2016325432
2015347458
2014415570
2013465619
2012529685
2011518663
2010597791
2009687906
2008691893
2007552730
2006552776
2005597829
2004555765
2003504685
2002581819
2001552810
2000571800
1999602818
1998673961
1997693973
1996694949
1995697994
1994655928
19937051,004
19928321,227
19919131,339
19908661,297
19899171,343
19889241,326
19879201,357
19868601,277
19859361,364
19849251,350
19838161,145
19829361,440
19819281,341
19809421,436
19799581,483

When and where crashes happen in Aberdeenshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,648 (13%)
  • Tuesday3,592 (13%)
  • Wednesday3,662 (13%)
  • Thursday3,917 (14%)
  • Friday4,568 (16%)
  • Saturday4,613 (17%)
  • Sunday3,938 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,589 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59662 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,436 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,747 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,670 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:596,711 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:594,443 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,680 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,114 (7.6%)
  • February2,023 (7.2%)
  • March1,997 (7.1%)
  • April2,036 (7.3%)
  • May2,311 (8.3%)
  • June2,391 (8.6%)
  • July2,527 (9%)
  • August2,662 (9.5%)
  • September2,599 (9.3%)
  • October2,419 (8.7%)
  • November2,510 (9%)
  • December2,349 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight19,626 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5,730 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,388 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown99 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit95 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,694 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,948 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds852 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds596 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds562 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds361 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist360 (1.3%)
  • Other449 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded116 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,046 (50%)
  • Wet or damp11,226 (40%)
  • Frost or ice1,571 (5.6%)
  • Snow1,026 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep46 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel15 (0.1%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph11 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph21 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph81 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph6,638 (24%)
  • 40 mph740 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph149 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph18,558 (66%)
  • 70 mph1,740 (6.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway25,536 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway1,803 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout264 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road197 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded138 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Aberdeenshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant27,683 (70%)
  • Pedestrian3,565 (9%)
  • Motorcyclist3,481 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist1,581 (4%)
  • Van occupant1,501 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)673 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant436 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant371 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant241 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant225 (0.6%)
  • Other72 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5878 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 101,560 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 152,122 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 208,302 (21%)
  • 21 to 255,418 (14%)
  • 26 to 356,945 (17%)
  • 36 to 455,169 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,837 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 652,845 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 751,679 (4.2%)
  • Over 751,068 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider24,131 (61%)
  • Passenger12,134 (30%)
  • Pedestrian3,565 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car33,845 (74%)
  • Motorcycle3,389 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,438 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,380 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle1,623 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle737 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach547 (1.2%)
  • Minibus324 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car308 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle237 (0.5%)
  • Other21 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Aberdeenshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Aberdeenshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Aberdeenshire had the 103rd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
12th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
100thHighland28,65143,4331,1958,901
101stPreston28,41439,2643145,156
102ndHarrow27,98934,0122504,266
103rdAberdeenshire (this area)27,93839,8301,2317,474
104thGateshead27,89938,4104074,555
105thSutton27,85734,3182684,470
106thTameside27,80636,6793334,096

Accident hotspots in Aberdeenshire

Peterhead North and Rattray, Aberdeenshire, AB42 1QJ area is the busiest accident hotspot in Aberdeenshire, with 169 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Aberdeenshire with the most crashes

The A92 had the most collisions in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025: 2,081, including 134 fatal and 631 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Aberdeenshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA922,0813,357134631
2ndA901,7902,640112468
3rdA961,7612,64292451
4thA9471,5132,28489387
5thA931,3592,02166393
6thA981,1451,68964328
7thA9521,0241,54766261
8thA9446901,01537192
9thB97756379423153
10thA95055879618143
11thA9754580826146
12thA9446680342137
13thB97941657712122
14thB99941457719124
15thB99339757712122
16thB90773725202199
17thA9803665061895
18thB917036451121108
19thA9203554731499
20thB90013484951683

Towns in Aberdeenshire

Peterhead had the most collisions of any town in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025: 1,081.

Postcode districts in Aberdeenshire

AB51 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Aberdeenshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,518.

Latest crashes in Aberdeenshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Aberdeenshire, 1 was fatal and 14 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity